How many green card holders in the USA: who they are, where they came from and where they live

U.S. Department of State опубликовал report providing annual estimates of the size and characteristics of the population living in the United States as legal permanent residents (green card holders, or LPRs) and subgroups potentially eligible for naturalization in January of each year from 2015 to 2019. LPRs are immigrants , who have been granted legal permanent residence in the United States but have not yet become citizens of that country.

Photo: Shutterstock

Key data was obtained from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administrative records for LPR, which entered the country in 1980 or later, and was supplemented by estimates from the United States Census Bureau.

How many green card holders live in the USA

More than a million people became green card holders every year, but given naturalization, mortality, and emigration, LPR numbers remain remarkably stable from year to year. The total number of green card holders increased from 13,0 million in 2015 to 13,6 million in 2019. At the same time, the subpopulation, potentially suitable for naturalization, grew from 8,9 million to 9,2 million during this time.

Statistical majority:

• many potentially eligible green card holders are from Mexico (almost 30%)—more than any other country;
• 60% settled or currently resided in California, New York, Texas or Florida;
• with a small numerical superiority, the majority were women;
• 60% are aged 35 and 65 years.

Who are they - Legal Permanent Alien Residents?

Nearly 34,9 million immigrants who entered the United States in 1980 or later became green card holders by January 1, 2019. About 45% of this total were naturalized and another 5% received citizenship from their parents before turning 18. Of the remaining 17 million, about 4,8 million died or emigrated, leaving 12,4 million legal permanent residents. Adding the 1,2 million non-citizens who entered the United States before 1980 gives a total estimated pool of 13,6 million green card holders living in the United States as of January 1, 2019. Of these, about 9,2 million are adults who acquired LPR status long enough to apply for naturalization.

On the subject: How long do I need to wait for the green card for family reunification: data for June

Country of origin

Where did the holders of green cards who have the right to citizenship come from according to the data for 2019 (the trend has been the same since 2015):

• Total - 9
• Mexico - 2
• China - 490 000
• Philippines - 370
• Cuba - 350
• Dominican Republic - 340
• India - 310
• Canada - 250 000
• El Salvador - 220
• UK - 220 000
• Vietnam - 220
• South Korea - 200
• Haiti - 160
• Jamaica - 160
• Colombia - 140
• Germany - 140 000
• Japan - 120 000
• Guatemala - 120
• Poland - 90
• Peru - 90
• Pakistan - 80
• Unknown - 20
• Other countries - 2 (most likely, immigrants from the post-Soviet space are in this or the previous category; there is no separate sample for them).

This is where the immigrants potentially eligible for naturalization came from, in parts of the world (2019):

• Total - 9
• Asia - 2
• Europe - 1
• North America - 4
• South America - 550
• Others and unknown - 520

Residence in the United States

Where in the USA live green card holders who are eligible for naturalization (2019):

• Total - 9
• California - 2
• New York - 1
• Texas - 990
• Florida - 880
• New Jersey - 380
• Illinois - 380
• Massachusetts - 210
• Washington - 190
• Arizona - 190
• Virginia - 180
• Pennsylvania - 170
• Georgia - 170
• Maryland - 160
• Michigan - 140
• North Carolina - 110
• Colorado - 100
• Connecticut - 100
• Nevada - 100
• Ohio - 90
• Minnesota - 90
• Unknown - 20
• Others - 1

Statistics by gender and age

Of the 9 green card holders eligible for naturalization by January 130, 000 were women and 2019 were men.

600 applicants for naturalization are aged from 000 to 18 years, 24 are from 1 to 380 years old, 000 are from 25 to 34 years old, 1 are from 620 to 000 years old, 35 are aged from 44 to 2 years old, and 000 are applicants aged 000 years and older.

Immigration period

The time period during which immigrants with a green card and the right to citizenship entered the country (as of 2019):

• Total - 9
• Before 1980 - 1
• 1980-1989 - 1
• 1990-1999 - 1
• 2000-2009 - 2
• 2010-2014 - 1
• 2015 and later - 120

On the subject: Soon: when and how to check the results of the drawing of green cards DV-2021

Immigrants from the former USSR who received green cards

In 2018 (latest available data) based on the results visa lottery Green cards, the actual winners were residents of such post-Soviet countries:

• Armenia - 2
• Azerbaijan - 961
• Belarus - 1
• Estonia - 61
• Georgia - 1
• Kazakhstan - 1
• Kyrgyzstan - 1
• Latvia - 91
• Lithuania - 257
• Moldova - 1
• Russia - 4
• Tajikistan - 1
• Turkmenistan - 306
• Ukraine - 4
• Uzbekistan - 4

But these data do not give an idea of ​​the total number of green card holders from the post-Soviet countries, since the winners of lotteries of previous years will be included in the general list; people coming to the United States through a family reunion program; people who have married US citizens, and other categories eligible for green cards. Unfortunately, there is no complete data on these types of green cards divided by country.

Read also on ForumDaily:

You won the green card: how much will it cost to complete paperwork and move to the USA

How to recover a lost confirmation number for a green card lottery: instructions

Why USCIS may reject a family reunion petition: reasons and solutions

The Most Important Document in America: What You Can't Do Without in the States

Do you want more important and interesting news about life in the USA and immigration to America? — support us donate! Also subscribe to our page Facebook. Select the “Priority in display” option and read us first. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our РєР ° РЅР ° Р »РІ Telegram  and Instagram- there is a lot of interesting things there. And join thousands of readers ForumDaily New York — there you will find a lot of interesting and positive information about life in the metropolis.